Looking for You

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"Looking for You"
Single by Kirk Franklin
from the album Hero
Released2005 (2005)
Recorded2005
Genre
Length4:06
LabelGospoCentric
Songwriter(s)Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims Jr, Kirk Franklin, Sheree Brown, Freddie Washington
Producer(s)Kirk Franklin
Kirk Franklin singles chronology
"Brighter Day"
(2002) 		"Looking for You"
(2005) 		"Imagine Me"
(2006)

"Looking For You" is a gospel song by Kirk Franklin from his 2005 album Hero.

The song contains a sample from "Haven't You Heard," which was written by Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims Jr, Sheree Brown, and Freddie Washington.[1]

Chart performance

"Looking for You" became a crossover hit as it was popular with gospel, R&B, and pop audiences. The song reached number five on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Hot Gospel Songs chart in the United States, making it Kirk Franklin's most successful single to date.[2]

Charts

Personnel

  1. Shaun Martin, Chris Godbey, and Kirk Franklin - Drum Programming
  2. Jerome Harmon, Shaun Martin, and Kirk Franklin - Keyboards
  3. Shaun Martin and D.J. Ernest "Ernie G" Green - Minimoog
  4. Chris Godbey - Tracking Engineer
  5. Dave Pensado - Mixing Engineer

*Note: Personnel listing from Hero album liner.[1]

Awards

The song was nominated for a Dove Award for Urban Recorded Song of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Looking for You". Hero (CD liner). Kirk Franklin. Inglewood, CA: GospoCentric Records. 2005. p. 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Kirk Franklin". Retrieved January 14, 2008.
  3. ^ "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Kirk Franklin Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "KIRK FRANKLIN | Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006". Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  8. ^ 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine on About.com; Jones, Kim